Caption: The 2026 Winter Olympics are set in Milano Cortina, Italy.
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Volleyball Teaches Teamwork, Perseverance, and Confidence
By Luke Zhang, Grade 7 I chose to play volleyball last fall because I didn’t want to get “smashed” playing football. Actually, volleyball was my only option since soccer, one of my favorite sports, is only offered in the winter term, so if I wanted to participate in a teamsport, …
Read More »More Than the Bout
By Chloe Tolsma, Stanford University 2030 January Elite Athlete Profile, Introduced by Editor Elle Shi: Chole is an active, competitive épée fencer, a multiple world and national champion, and a current member of Team USA. Writing from inside elite competition, she brings insight shaped by experience at the highest level …
Read More »How Fantasy Football Became a Social Superglue for Fans
By Angeli Fetizanan, Grade 10 Every fall, millions of people across the country get hyped for fantasy football. Something that started with a friendly bet between a group of friends has become an entirely different beast. Scoring and winning a championship is a thing of the past. For many people, …
Read More »Game On
An Introduction to the Rising Star Sports Column By: Elle Shi, Grade 7, Sports Column Editor The moment before games always starts the same. The noise fades a little. The nerves kick in. Everyone, players, coaches, and fans, lean forward, waiting for something to happen. And everyone knows that anything, …
Read More »What Will Happen to Fall Sports in High School
Amid this pandemic, I am sure that you, like many other high school students, are wondering what will happen to fall sports. Recently, the National Federation of State High School Associations released guidelines for the reopening of sports. The NFSH released a three-step phase into the opening of sports in …
Read More »Cam Newton Trades to Patriots
In March, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was said to have demanded a trade from his team. Now, on June 28th, he was officially going to take the place of Tom Brady as Patriots quarterback. We will be looking at why he traded, and how he will fit into his …
Read More »Sports: 1, Sleep: 0
Football. Soccer. Volleyball. Cross country. Basketball. Sports surround us constantly, from competing in a golf tournament on a Friday afternoon to sprinting across the red track on a Saturday morning. Families sit around the TV at night eating nachos and watching the big game together. Sports help us exercise and …
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